Milk-bottle cover



Aug.-28, 1928. 1,682,090

- c. T. RASCHICK MILK BOTTLE COVER Original Filed Feb. 25, 1925 Chm-leaT. Ruschick Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

1,682,099 PATENT OFFI E- CHARLES T. RASQHICK, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Original application filed February 2 5, 1925, Serial No. 11.453.Divided and. this application filed.

March 13, 1326.

My invention relates to milk bottle covers wherein it is desired toprovide a cover which can be readily snapped on to the bottle to Itprimary feature of the invention resides in the spring arms which holdthe cap on to the bottle top. The bottles var to some degree and it isdesirable toprovide a bottle I cap which is simple in construction, yetwhich has means for effectively holding the cover on the bottle top toclose the bottle.

The invention includes spring arms which extend in an approximatelyhorizontal or parallel relation to the top of the cover. This permitsone or more spring fingers to be formed projecting from an angular shankfrom the bottle cap or top.

It is also a feature to provide inwardly extending end portions on thespring fingers which have an outwardly bent lip"-permitting the cap tobe slid over the bottle neck when it is desired. This is a division ofmy application Ser. No. 11,453.

These features together with other details of construction and otherobjects will be more fully and completely set forth in the specificationand claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a sideview of a portion of a bottle, showing my cover attached thereto.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side view of my bottle cover illustrating thespring fingers projecting therefrom.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of my bottle cover illustrated in Figures 1and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another 7 form of my invention.

Figure 5 is a bottom View of the construction illustrated in Figure 4.

In the drawings my bottle cap A is designed to be formed preferably of asingle piece of material. While it is not entirely necessary yet it ispractical to do so to provide a cover of an economical construction.

The cover A. is adapted to form a cap for the top of a bottle such as B,only a portion of which is illustrated in the drawings, so that the body10 of the cover extends across the open neck of the bottle and dependingfrom the same are positioned springarms which hold the cover on to thebottle.

By means of a suitable depending shank portion 11 I support one or morespring fin' ers 12 which extend in a 'roximatel e P 3 Serial No. 94,556.

parallel relation to the top of body portion 10 of the cover A and whichare formed with depending outwardly extending lips 13,

The lips 13 extend outwardly in amanner so as to permit the bottle cap Ato be pressed down over the neck of the bottle very readily and in amanner so that the free end 14 of the spring arms 12 are caused tospring outwardly sufliciently to spring over the bottle neck and clampbeneath the rim 15 of the same so as to hold the cap A tightly on thebottle top.

In Figures 1, 2 and 3-I have illustrated the shanks 11 extendingintegral with the body 10 of the cap A and formed with two oppositelydisposed spring fingers 12 which have depending neck engaging lips 13adapted to guide the free ends 14 of the spring fingers 12 over the rimof a bottle. This construction provides four distinct spring arms forenga 'ing the neck of a bottle, holding the cover r firmly to the top,and I have found that this cover is particularly adapted fonmilk bottlesand provides a very convenient means for covering or closing milkbottles when it is desired.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have illustrated an alternative form of myinvention and in this construction the shank 11 is adapted to support asingle spring arm 12 of the same construction as illustrated in Figures1, 2 and 3. In this construction of my invention the shank 11 supportsthis single arm and the arm extends approximately parallel to the cover10. The extension of the spring arm 12 from the cover or body portion 10at approximately a position horizontal to the top or parallel thereto,is important as 1t is desirable to provide the engaging end ll of thearm as far away from the rigid connection or shank 11 as possible so asto provide a very pliable yet sufiiciently rigid means for attaching thecap or cover A to the bottle firmly. My bottle cap A acco1nplishes thisresult very readily and therefore provides a milk bottle cover of a mostdesirable construction.

I have also illustrated in my milk bottle cover in Figures 4 and 5 anintegral arm 18 extending from the side of the top which is formed withan inwardly extending point 19 adapted to be used to bite into the paperclosure used on milk bottles so that the 01111 19 will afford a verysuitable means 0. lift ing the paper cover from the milk l' ottle.

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This simple construction for a milk bottle or other suitable receptaclesof this nature provides a cover having means for rigidly supporting thesame to the receptacle, yet

including the peculiar shaped spring fingers which actively engage therim 15 of the bottle neck so as to firmly clamp the same to the bottle.I have found that my bottle cover can be snapped down over the bottleneck very readily with a most desirable holding effect as the springfingers automatically extend in and engage the rim 15 to hold the covertightly on the bottle, yet permitting the same to be removed \vhen'it isdesired, and allowing the cover to be snapped over the bottleneck rimwithout danger of bending the fingers even though the bottles andreceptacles vary to some marked degree. The simple, inexpensiveconstruction, to get-her with the means for lifting the paper cover of amilk bottle provides a most practical household utility.

In accordancewith the patent statutes Ii have described the principlesof my bottle and receptacle cover and while I have illustrated aparticular formation in the drawings, I desire to have it understoodthat this is only suggestive of a means of carrying out my invention andthat it may be applied to uses other than those above set forth withinthe scope ofthe following claims.

I claim:

1. A cover for a receptacle including, a body portion with a disk-likeconstruction, spring fingers extending from said body portion, the freeends of which extend horizontally and approximately parallel to saidbody portion, and outwardly and downwardly extending lips formed on' thefree ends of said spring fingers.

2. A bottle cover and opener for milk bottles including, an arm having acover lifting shank and point, said point extending angularly to saidshank and a series of spring arms having their tree ends extending ap;

. proximately parallel to the body of said cover.

CHARLES T. RASCHICK

